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BUTTON SETTING INSTRUMENT. NO. 274,841 Patented Mar.27,1883

INVENTOR;

WITNESSES:

ATTORNEY i To all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFIC PARKER 11. SWEET, JR., on WASHINGTON, DISTRICT or COLUMBIA, AssIeNoR To THE HEATON BUTTON FASTENER COMPANY, OF

PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

BUTTON-SETTING INSTRUMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.'274,841, dated March 27, 1883.

Application filed January 21, 1883. (N0 model) Be it known that I, PARKER H. SWEET, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the Districtof Columbia, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Setting-Instruments; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and. figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in that class of setting-instruments which are designed for the purpose of attaching buttons to fabrics by means of a suitable metallic fastener or connection; and my improvements consist essentiallyofan improved construction of the upper jaw of the setting-instrument,whereby the portion constituting the holding mechanism is divided into two parts or sections, the outer one of which is adapted to automatically slideou'twardly from the inner part or section to permit of the ready adjustment of the button and fastener within the holdingrecess or mechanism, and to slide back against said inner section to secure the button and fastener in place preparatory to their. being attached to a fabric, the motion of the sliding section being controlled by the handles ofthe settinginstrument, all as will be hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a setting-instrument embodying my improvements; Fig. 2, a sideelevation of the same with a portion of the handles broken off, and showing the holding mechanism for the button and fastener in a closed position; Fig. 3, a similar view, showing'the holding mechanism in an open position; and Fig. 4, a modification of my improvements.

Similar letters of reference occurring on the several figures indicate like parts.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the setting-instrument is composed of the upper and lower jaws, A B, operated by the handles 0 D in a manner well known. The

upper jaw, A, is provided with a suitable rel cess, a, to one side or at the front, which has a tapering or other suitable-shaped bottom, b, terminating in an open vertical slot, 0, concaved on its lower portion, as shown, the same constituting the holding mechanism for the button and lastener preparatory to their being attached to a fabric or material in the usual manner.

In carrying out my improvements the upper jaw, A, is divided vertically through the center of the said holding mechanism into two. parts or sections, E E, as shown, the outer section,E, being provided with or formed solid with a slotted plate, F, which isadapted to fit within a dovetailed or other suitable-shaped recess in the rear side of the said jaw A, and held therein by the screw d, or other suitable equivalent. The rear end of the said plate F is bent up at right angles, or nearly so, to form a slotted arm, G, for the engagement therewith of the curved arm H, attached to the upperhaud1e,(), of the instrument, as fully shown in Fig. 1. v

By means of this construction and general arrangement of parts the outersection, E, is forced outwardly when the handles 0 Dare opened, and is returned again to its former position when the handles are closed together. I do not, however, confine myself to this specific method of operating the said sliding section E, asit is evident that other equivalent means may be employed to accomplish the same result, suchas a sliding thumb-lever attached to the upper handle of the instrument, as. shown in Fig. 4:, and communicating with the said sliding section, so as to open and close the holding mechanism at pleasure, and with out removing the hand from the handles of the instrument.

1n the operation of my invention the outer being now inserted between the two jaws, the

handles'U D are depressed to close the said button is set or attached to the desired material the simple opening of the handles of the setting-instrument opensthe holding mechanism, releases the button, and stands in a position to receive another button and fastener.

The recess or holding mechanism in the upperjaw may be changed or modified at pleasure to adapt the instrument to set different styles of button-fasteners, and the lower jaw, B, may be provided with any suitably-shaped die to curve, bend, or deflect the prongs of said fasteners after they pass through the material to which the button is to be attached.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is- 1. As an improved article of manufacture, the herein-described setting-instrument, composed of the jawsA B and handles 0 D, pivoted together, as shown, the upper jaw, A, being divided into two sections, E E, having a suitable holding mechanism and means adapted to open and close the sections simultaneously with the opening and closing of the handles 0 D, substantially in the manner as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a setting-instrument, the upper jaw, A, provided with the mechanism for holding a button and fastener, and divided into two sections, E E, and means to move the outer one, E, outwardly and back again simultaneously with the openingand closing of the handles O D of the instrument, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

3. In a setting-instrument, the upper jaw, A, constructed as described, and provided with a sliding section, E, adapted to be operated by the handles of the settinginstrument through the medium of a sliding plate, F, and

lever H, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. PARKER H. SWEET, JR. Witnesses: Y

O. FRED. KELLER, EDWIN J. MCLAIN. 

